Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Mary Lunghiis an English film, television and theatre actress, known for her roles in many British TV dramas. Her international fame stems from her role as Guinevere in the 1981 film Excalibur. Her long list of screen, stage and TV credits include football manageress Gabriella Benson in the 1990s television series The Manageress and a series of adverts for Kenco coffee. She also competed in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is the mother of the actress...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth4 April 1952
I'd like to break some new ground, maybe in TV presenting, rather than just be an actress.
There isn't anything I don't eat, although I'm not too keen on creepy crawly things. Other than that, I'm quite adventurous. I like all types of red meat, and I'm not a fussy eater at all.
I am simply not such a slave to my vanity, and I don't want to be, because as you get older you really have to start accepting the inevitable.
I have that precious commodity - freedom. I can live my life a day at a time, and I am open to whatever the next day brings. I know I sound as if I have been off with some guru in India, but I haven't. I've come to realise the value of being able to decide for oneself.
I've got an overactive, analytical brain. I get frustrated, impatient, angry with myself. I swear at myself a lot.
Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy.
To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2008 was great for my fitness.
I didn't get attached to Botox. It is costly, and you have to remember to keep doing it.
I really enjoyed staying at an encampment at the top of a hill in the Samburu Reserve in Kenya. You reach it on a small plane; there is no electricity, no city noises and you sleep and shower under the Milky Way, with moths fluttering around a kerosene lamp, knowing that there are elephants and lions roaming free in the valley.
I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.
It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.
Im mad keen on recycling because Im worried about the next generation and where all this waste were producing is going. It has to stop. I wash out my plastic containers and recycle envelopes, everything I possibly can.
With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.
I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror.